An evaluation of micro and macro based diversity combining for wearable communications

Seong Ki Yoo; Simon Cotton

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An evaluation of micro and macro based diversity combining for wearable communications

Seong Ki Yoo, Simon Cotton

Queen's University Belfast

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Abstract

The performance of micro- and macro-diversity based combining for indoor wearable communications at 5.8 GHz has been empirically evaluated using diversity gain. The virtual diversity system utilized four spatially separated base stations, with each of the base stations availing of two micro-diversity branches. To combine the received signal power, we considered maximum ratio combining (MRC) at the micro-level (i.e. at each base station), while pure selection combining (PSC) was used at the macro-level to switch between the best performing base stations. Two different wearable positions were considered, namely the front central-chest and right wrist regions. It was found that using macro-diversity in isolation continuously realized a greater diversity gain than that offered by micro-diversity. Moreover, using cascaded MRC and PSC stages provided worthwhile signal improvements, with up to 14.6 dB of diversity gain achievable.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1405-1406
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538632840
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/apusncursinrsm.2017.8072745
Publication status	Published - 19 Oct 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	2017 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting - San Diego, United States Duration: 9 Jul 2017 → 14 Jul 2017 http://2017apsursi.org/

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ISSN (Electronic)	1947-1491

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Conference	2017 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego
Period	9/07/17 → 14/07/17
Internet address	http://2017apsursi.org/

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Keywords

Diversity Reception
Base Statino
Fading Channels
Indoor Communication
Micro Diversity
Macro Diversity

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Yoo, SK & Cotton, S 2017, An evaluation of micro and macro based diversity combining for wearable communications. in 2017 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting. IEEE, pp. 1405-1406, 2017 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, San Diego, California, United States, 9/07/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/apusncursinrsm.2017.8072745

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